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Record number of whales in our bay

It’s a boom time for whale watchers coming to Hermanus to spot the majestic Southern Right whales cavorting in our bay on their annual migration to calve and to mate. It’s not a question of did you see any whales but rather how many did you see! In the area from Cape Infanta to Hermanus and Witsand a record number of 1,347 Southern Right whales were counted, of which 661 were calves…

Hermanus – Home to the start of the 2019 Absa Cape Epic

The world renowned Absa Cape Epic is coming to Hermanus again in March 2019. Breaking news revealed at this week’s route launch named Hermanus again as the stage location for the first 2 days of this 16th mountain bike race. A race that will last 8 days, covering 624 kilometres with a climb of 16650 meters – an elevation comparable to riding up 2 Table Mountains per day for a week. This is the Absa Cape Epic…

Visit Our Towns

The Hangklip-Kleinmond coast lies between massive Fynbos covered mountains and the Atlantic Ocean. Sublime nature is punctuated by the villages of Rooiels, Pringle Bay, Betty’s Bay and Kleinmond, and wave-swept beaches.

Hermanus, in the heart of the Whale Route, is just 127km from Cape Town on the Cape south coast. It has developed from a rustic whaling and fishing village into one of the world’s best whale-viewing sites (via land or boat) from June to November.

Stanford is the only one of the Cape Whale Coast towns that is situated inland. This leafy green and picturesque Victorian influenced village which lies on the banks of the Klein River offers something special to visitors…

Klein River Cheese Farmstead is a celebration of cheese, picnics and family. We exist to…

About The Cape Whale Coast

Close to the very tip of Africa, just outside Cape Town, you will find the Cape Whale Coast – a place that can easily be called ‘Heaven on Earth’. This pristine stretch of the South African coastline that runs from the coastal hamlet of Rooiels in the west to Quoin Point in the East is flanked by mesmerising mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.

The main towns of the area are Kleinmond, Hermanus, Stanford and Gansbaai; but the Cape Whale Coast is in fact made up of a collection of villages, farms, rivers, bays, coves and valleys – each filled with its own special magic. Explore the whales, sharks, wine routes, fynbos, birding, golf courses, penguins, mountain biking, hiking trails and adventure activities in our beautiful region, the Cape Whale Coast.